Fleetwood Town 2019–20 football season
The 2019–20 season was Fleetwood Town 's 112th season in their history and sixth consecutive season in League One .[1] Along with League One, the club also participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup , EFL Cup and EFL Trophy .
The season covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Date
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Fee
Ref.
1 July 2019
LB
Danny Andrew
Doncaster Rovers
Free transfer
[2]
1 July 2019
GK
James Cottam
Preston North End
Undisclosed
[3]
1 July 2019
LM
Josh Morris
Scunthorpe United
Free transfer
[4]
3 July 2019
CM
Paul Coutts
Sheffield United
Free transfer
[5]
1 August 2019
CB
Peter Clarke
Oldham Athletic
Free transfer
[6]
1 August 2019
GK
Matt Gilks
Lincoln City
Free transfer
[7]
6 August 2019
CF
Ched Evans
Sheffield United
Undisclosed
[8]
10 January 2020
RB
Lewie Coyle
Leeds United
Undisclosed
[9]
24 January 2020
DM
Glenn Whelan
Heart of Midlothian
Free transfer
[10]
Loans in [ ]
Loans out [ ]
Transfers out [ ]
Pre-season [ ]
The Cod Army has announced pre-season friendlies against Wrexham ,[43] Port Vale ,[44] Carlisle United ,[45] Burnley [46] and Preston North End .[47]
Fleetwood Town v Wrexham
5 July 2019 (2019-07-05 ) Friendly Fleetwood Town 1–0 Wrexham show Thornton 18:00 BST
81'
Report
Stadium: Poolfort Farm
Port Vale v Fleetwood Town
17 July 2019 (2019-07-17 ) Friendly Port Vale 1–0 Fleetwood Town show Burslem 19:30 BST
Amoo 58'
Report
Stadium: Vale Park
Carlisle United v Fleetwood Town
20 July 2019 (2019-07-20 ) Friendly Carlisle United 1–3 Fleetwood Town show Carlisle 15:00 BST
Bridge 10'
Report
Madden 41' (pen. ) , 69' Biggins 58'
Stadium: Brunton Park
Fleetwood Town v Burnley
23 July 2019 (2019-07-23 ) Friendly Fleetwood Town 0–2 Burnley show Fleetwood 19:45 BST
Report
Koiki 44' Wood 58'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Fleetwood Town v Preston North End
Fleetwood Town v Blackpool
6 August 2019 (2019-08-06 ) Friendly Fleetwood Town 1–1 Blackpool show Thornton-Cleveleys 14:00 BST
Wallace 71'
Report
Nottingham
Stadium: Poolfoot Farm
Competitions [ ]
League One [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
PPG
Promotion, qualification or relegation
2
Rotherham United (P)
35
18
8
9
61
38
+23
62
1.77
Promotion to the EFL Championship
3
Wycombe Wanderers (O, P)
34
17
8
9
45
40
+5
59
1.74
Qualification for League One play-offs [a]
4
Oxford United
35
17
9
9
61
37
+24
60
1.71
5
Portsmouth
35
17
9
9
53
36
+17
60
1.71
6
Fleetwood Town
35
16
12
7
51
38
+13
60
1.71
7
Peterborough United
35
17
8
10
68
40
+28
59
1.69
8
Sunderland
36
16
11
9
48
32
+16
59
1.64
9
Doncaster Rovers
34
15
9
10
51
33
+18
54
1.59
10
Gillingham
35
12
15
8
42
34
+8
51
1.46
Source:
EFL Official Website Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending-off offences
[48] (O) Play-off winner;
(P) Promoted
Notes:
Results summary [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
35
16
12
7
51
38
+13
60
10
7
1
25
13
+12
6
5
6
26
25
+1
Last updated: 10 March 2020.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday [ ]
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Ground A H A H H A H A H A H H A H A H A H A A H H A H A H H A A H H A A H A Result W W L D W L W D W W L W L W L W L D D W D D L D D D W W W W W D W D D Position 1 3 5 7 6 9 4 4 4 3 3 4 5 4 5 7 9 9 9 7 8 7 10 11 11 11 9 9 9 8 6 7 6 7 5
Updated to match(es) played on 10 March 2020. Source:
Statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches [ ]
On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League One fixtures were revealed.[49]
Peterborough United v Fleetwood Town
Fleetwood Town v AFC Wimbledon
Fleetwood Town v Wycombe Wanderers
20 August 2019 (2019-08-20 ) 4 Fleetwood Town 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers show Fleetwood 19:45 BST
Clarke 40' Madden 90'
Report
Phillips 38' Akinfenwa 57'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,319 Referee: Oliver Yates
Lincoln City v Fleetwood Town
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31 ) 6 Lincoln City 2–0 Fleetwood Town show Lincoln 15:00 BST
Walker 34' , 35'
Report
Andrew 54'
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,361 Referee: Stephen Wright
Fleetwood Town v Oxford United
Southend United v Fleetwood Town
Fleetwood Town v Rochdale
Shrewsbury Town v Fleetwood Town
28 September 2019 (2019-09-28 ) 10 Shrewsbury Town 0–3 Fleetwood Town show Shrewsbury 15:00 BST
Norburn 40' Love 63'
Report
Lang 36' (o.g. ) Morris 56' Madden 81' 90+6' Cairns 90+3'
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 5,888 Referee: Kevin Johnson
Fleetwood Town v Ipswich Town
5 October 2019 (2019-10-05 ) 11 Fleetwood Town 0–1 Ipswich Town show Fleetwood 15:00 BST
Coutts 21' Evans 72' Andrew 74' Dunne 88'
Report
Norwood 20' Skuse 43' Wilson 50' 90+3' Jackson 58' 88' Edwards 74' Nolan 90+5'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 4,312 Referee: Carl Boyeson
Sunderland v Fleetwood Town
12 October 2019 (2019-10-12 ) Sunderland v Fleetwood Town show Sunderland 15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light Note: On 2 October 2019, the match was postponed due to international call-ups.[50]
Fleetwood Town v Burton Albion
Coventry City v Fleetwood Town
Fleetwood Town v Milton Keynes Dons
26 October 2019 (2019-10-26 ) 14 Fleetwood Town 1–0 Milton Keynes Dons show Fleetwood 15:00 BST
Evans 85'
Report
Moore-Taylor 4' Lewington 33' Houghton 39'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,722 Referee: Marc Edwards
Bolton Wanderers v Fleetwood Town
Portsmouth v Fleetwood Town
16 November 2019 (2019-11-16 ) Portsmouth v Fleetwood Town show Milton 15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Fratton Park Note: On 7 November, the match was postponed due to international call-ups.[51]
Fleetwood Town v Tranmere Rovers
23 November 2019 (2019-11-23 ) 16 Fleetwood Town 2–1 Tranmere Rovers show Fleetwood 15:00 GMT
Morris 15' Madden 82'
Report
Mullin 87'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,811 Referee: Josh Smith
Blackpool v Fleetwood Town
Fleetwood Town v Gillingham
14 December 2019 (2019-12-14 ) 18 Fleetwood Town 1–1 Gillingham show Fleetwood 15:00 GMT
Madden 36' 56'
Report
Fuller 10' Hanlan 47' Jones 63' Ehmer 75' Jakubiak 82' Pringle 90+1'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,468 Referee: Graham Salisbury
Rotherham United v Fleetwood Town
21 December 2019 (2019-12-21 ) 19 Rotherham United 2–2 Fleetwood Town show Rotherham 15:00 GMT
Mattock 17' Clarke 23' Ladapo 62' Thompson 78' Crooks 80'
Report
Evans 26' , 63' Coyle 57'
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 7,883 Referee: Peter Wright
Rochdale v Fleetwood Town
Fleetwood Town v Bristol Rovers
29 December 2019 (2019-12-29 ) 21 Fleetwood Town 0–0 Bristol Rovers show Fleetwood 15:00 GMT
Madden 42' Andrew 45+1' Coutts 85'
Report
Leahy 15' Ogogo 29' Clarke-Harris 89'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,848 Referee: Paul Marsden
Fleetwood Town v Sunderland
1 January 2020 (2020-01-01 ) 22 Fleetwood Town 1–1 Sunderland show Fleetwood 15:00 GMT
Evans 13' (pen. ) Sowerby 71' Cairns 82'
Report
Willis 65' Dobson 76' Maguire 86' (pen. )
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 4,011 Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Ipswich Town v Fleetwood Town
4 January 2020 (2020-01-04 ) Ipswich Town v Fleetwood Town show Ipswich 15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Portman Road Note: The match was postponed on 1 December, due to Fleetwood Town 's progression in the FA Cup .[52]
Burton Albion v Fleetwood Town
11 January 2020 (2020-01-11 ) 23 Burton Albion 1–0 Fleetwood Town show Burton upon Trent 15:00 GMT
Edwards 89'
Report
Connolly 17' Souttar 59' Evans 61'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,354 Referee: Josh Smith
Fleetwood Town v Shrewsbury Town
Bristol Rovers v Fleetwood Town
25 January 2020 (2020-01-25 ) 25 Bristol Rovers 0–0 Fleetwood Town show Horfield 15:00 GMT
Davies 69' Clarke-Harris 82' 87'
Report
Madden 86'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,469 Referee: Christopher Pollard
Fleetwood Town v Coventry City
28 January 2020 (2020-01-28 ) 26 Fleetwood Town 0–0 Coventry City show Fleetwood 19:45 GMT
Coyle 18' Whelan 66' Souttar 88' Evans 90' Sowerby 90+1'
Report
McCallum 78' McFadzean 87' Walsh 90+2'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,506 Referee: Oliver Yates
AFC Wimbledon v Fleetwood Town
Wycombe Wanderers v Fleetwood Town
11 February 2020 (2020-02-11 ) 29 Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 Fleetwood Town show High Wycombe 19:45 GMT
McCarthy 79' Jacobson 90' Smyth 90+1'
Report
Connolly 14' Evans 68' Madden 75' Saunders 90+6'
Stadium: Adams Park Referee: Kevin Johnson
Fleetwood Town v Peterborough United
Fleetwood Town v Portsmouth
Sunderland v Fleetwood Town
25 February 2020 (2020-02-25 ) 32 Sunderland 1–1 Fleetwood Town show Sunderland 19:45 GMT
Power 14' 90+7' Öztürk 53'
Report
McKay 5' Madden 78' Coyle 80'
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 28,255
Tranmere Rovers v Fleetwood Town
29 February 2020 (2020-02-29 ) Tranmere Rovers v Fleetwood Town show Birkenhead 15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Prenton Park Note: Match postponed due to waterlogged pitch.[53]
Ipswich Town v Fleetwood Town
3 March 2020 (2020-03-03 ) 33 Ipswich Town 0–1 Fleetwood Town show Ipswich 19:45 BST
Chambers 66'
Report
Evans 40' Madden 70'
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 15,678 Referee: Neil Hair
Fleetwood Town v Blackpool
Portsmouth v Fleetwood Town
Gillingham v Fleetwood Town
14 March 2020 (2020-03-14 ) Gillingham v Fleetwood Town show Gillingham 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[54]
Fleetwood Town v Rotherham United
21 March 2020 (2020-03-21 ) Fleetwood Town v Rotherham United show Fleetwood 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[54]
Fleetwood Town v Bolton Wanderers
28 March 2020 (2020-03-28 ) Fleetwood Town v Bolton Wanderers show Fleetwood 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[54]
Milton Keynes Dons v Fleetwood Town
4 April 2020 (2020-04-04 ) Milton Keynes Dons v Fleetwood Town show Denbigh 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Stadium mk Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[55]
Fleetwood Town v Lincoln City
13 April 2020 (2020-04-13 ) Fleetwood Town v Lincoln City show Fleetwood 13:00 BST
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[55]
Oxford United v Fleetwood Town
18 April 2020 (2020-04-18 ) Oxford United v Fleetwood Town show Oxford 15:00 BST
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to resume because of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.[55]
Fleetwood Town v Southend United
25 April 2020 (2020-04-25 ) Fleetwood Town v Southend United show Fleetwood 15:00 BST
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to resume because of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.[55]
Play-offs [ ]
Fleetwood Town v Wycombe Wanderers
3 July 2020 (2020-07-03 ) Semi-final first leg Fleetwood Town 1–4 Wycombe Wanderers show Fleetwood 19:30 BST
Evans 4' (pen. ) Coyle 33' Connolly 45+2' Madden 84' 84'
Report
Ofoborh 2' Cairns 6' (o.g. ) Jacobson 30' Wheeler 45+3' Samuel 57'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington
Wycombe Wanderers v Fleetwood Town
6 July 2020 (2020-07-06 ) Semi-final second leg Wycombe Wanderers 2–2 (6–3 agg. ) Fleetwood Town show High Wycombe 19:30 BST
Thompson 39' Onyedinma 47' , 90+4'
Report
Andrew 22' Evans 60' (pen. )
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond
FA Cup [ ]
The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.[56] The second round draw was made live on 11 November from Chichester City's stadium, Oaklands Park.[57] The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium , Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.[58]
Crawley Town v Fleetwood Town
Fleetwood Town v Portsmouth
EFL Cup [ ]
The first round draw was made on 20 June.[59]
Nottingham Forest v Fleetwood Town
EFL Trophy [ ]
On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.[60] The draw for the second round was made on 16 November 2019 live on Sky Sports .[61] The third round draw was confirmed on 5 December 2019.[62]
Pos
Div
Team
Pld
W
PW
PL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
L1
Accrington Stanley
3
3
0
0
0
10
3
+7
9
Advance to Round 2
2
L1
Fleetwood Town
3
1
1
0
1
7
5
+2
5
3
L2
Oldham Athletic
3
1
0
0
2
5
10
−5
3
4
ACA
Liverpool U21
3
0
0
1
2
5
9
−4
1
Fleetwood Town v Oldham Athletic
Statistics [ ]
As of 13 March 2020
Total
League One
FA Cup
League Cup
League Trophy
1
GK
Alex Cairns
30
0
25+0
0
1+0
0
1+0
0
3+0
0
2
DF
Lewie Coyle
41
1
34+0
1
3+0
0
1+0
0
2+1
0
3
DF
Danny Andrew
43
4
35+0
2
3+0
0
1+0
0
4+0
2
4
DF
Callum Connolly
13
2
13+0
2
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
6
DF
Harry Souttar
39
3
33+1
3
3+0
0
1+0
0
1+0
0
7
FW
Wes Burns
41
4
31+3
2
2+1
0
1+0
0
3+0
2
8
MF
Kyle Dempsey
28
2
19+2
2
3+0
0
0+0
0
2+2
0
9
FW
Ched Evans
33
10
19+9
9
3+0
1
0+0
0
2+0
0
11
MF
Josh Morris
41
10
23+10
7
3+0
1
0+1
0
2+2
2
12
MF
Glenn Whelan
11
0
11+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
13
GK
Matt Gilks
6
0
5+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
1+0
0
15
MF
Paul Coutts
37
1
28+4
0
3+0
0
1+0
0
1+0
1
16
MF
Jordan Rossiter
19
0
15+0
0
1+0
0
1+0
0
2+0
0
17
FW
Paddy Madden
43
19
26+9
15
1+2
1
1+0
0
1+3
3
19
DF
Lewis Gibson
9
0
9+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
21
MF
Barrie McKay
8
2
7+1
2
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
24
MF
Ísak Þorvaldsson
2
0
0+2
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
27
MF
Harrison Biggins
13
0
5+5
0
0+0
0
1+0
0
2+0
0
28
MF
Jack Sowerby
30
1
13+10
0
1+2
0
0+0
0
4+0
1
30
MF
Barry Baggley
1
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
1+0
0
31
GK
Billy Crellin
8
0
5+0
0
2+0
0
0+0
0
1+0
0
32
FW
Harvey Saunders
10
0
0+6
0
0+1
0
0+0
0
2+1
0
34
FW
Gerard Garner
3
0
0+0
0
0+1
0
0+0
0
0+2
0
36
MF
Jay Matete
3
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
1+2
0
41
DF
Harrison Holgate
1
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
1+0
0
44
FW
Cian Hayes
1
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+1
0
46
FW
Shayden Morris
1
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+1
0
Players out on loan:
10
FW
Conor McAleny
17
2
4+8
1
1+1
1
0+1
0
2+0
0
14
DF
Macauley Southam-Hales
3
0
0+1
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
2+0
0
22
FW
Ashley Hunter
19
1
1+13
0
0+1
1
1+0
0
3+0
0
29
DF
Nathan Sheron
1
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
1+0
0
Players who left the club:
4
DF
Peter Clarke
17
3
11+1
1
0+0
0
1+0
0
4+0
2
5
DF
Ashley Eastham
15
0
5+4
0
3+0
0
0+0
0
3+0
0
12
DF
Jimmy Dunne
11
1
9+0
1
0+0
0
0+0
0
2+0
0
23
MF
Ross Wallace
4
0
0+3
0
0+0
0
0+1
0
0+0
0
40
FW
Dan Mooney
2
0
0+1
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
1+0
0
Goals record [ ]
As of 26 March 2020
Disciplinary record [ ]
As of 26 March 2020
Rank
No.
Nat.
Po.
Name
League One
FA Cup
League Cup
League Trophy
Total
1
2
RB
Lewie Coyle
8
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
2
9
CF
Ched Evans
5
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
7
0
1
17
CF
Paddy Madden
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
4
15
DM
Paul Coutts
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
5
3
LB
Danny Andrew
5
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
6
4
CB
Callum Connolly
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
7
1
GK
Alex Cairns
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
4
CB
Peter Clarke
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
4
0
0
7
RW
Wes Burns
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
22
CF
Ashley Hunter
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
4
0
0
28
CM
Jack Sowerby
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
4
0
0
12
6
CB
Harry Souttar
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
12
CM
Glenn Whelan
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
14
8
CM
Kyle Dempsey
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
16
CM
Jordan Rossiter
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
21
LM
Barrie McKay
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
27
CM
Harrison Biggins
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
18
10
CF
Conor McAleny
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
11
LM
Josh Morris
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
12
CB
Jimmy Dunne
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
19
CB
Lewis Gibson
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
23
RM
Ross Wallace
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
30
CM
Barry Baggley
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
32
CF
Harvey Saunders
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Total
67
0
1
3
0
0
4
0
0
7
0
1
81
0
1
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